Meaning of give or take | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.
   informal
2. Approximately; within a certain margin of error.
   informal

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Examples

“He was six feet tall, give⟳ or take⟳.”

“Estimate⟳ Lakenheath twelve thirty hours. Give⟳ or take⟳ a few minutes, natch.”

“six months, give⟳ or take⟳ a few days”

“Individual episodes are still thrilling and often quite striking, give⟳ or take⟳ some pitch-black battle scenes. But the gradual ramping up of the plotting that has grown steadily in the past three seasons crossed some invisible Maginot line this year, where the formerly acceptable trade-offs of focus⟳ for fun are no longer quite so taken for granted.”

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